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Title
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Raymond Schrader
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Description
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September 21, 2009, Raymond Schrader was awarded France's Legion of Honor medal for his World War II service. Schrader grew up in Strawberry Hill, but later lived in Independence. Schrader died December 25, 2010.
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Date
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2011-01-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Black Soldiers Played Key Roles in America's Battles
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Description
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Article tells the story of James H. Jones who served in the 761st Tank Battalion, 3rd Army under General Patton and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Sergeant Warren G. H. Crecy who was nominated for a Medal of Honor and received a battlefield commission is also mentioned.
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Date
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2009-11-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Hitting the Defense Jackpot
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Description
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Article about the war-time trend led by Holland of small manufacturers "pooling" together "to qualify for bidding as a prime contractor" for military manufacturing contracts.
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Date
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1941-11-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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John Raymond Winslow
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Description
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Portrait of John Raymond Winslow, a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corp. He was born on September 28, 1921 in Chanute, Kansas to David and Sylvia Winslow. The family moved to Kansas City, Kansas, in 1930, graduating from high school in 1939. In 1942, after finishing junior college in this area, he enlisted and trained at Randolph Field in Texas. He left the United States in March of 1944 for duty in the Italian campaign, attached to 87th Fighter Squadron, 79thFighter Group, 12th Air Force. His last mission was June 8, 1944, falling into enemy territory somewhere in northern Italy. His body was returned to the United States in 1949 and he is buried in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. He left a wife Betty and two sons.
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Date
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1944~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Frazier R. Stair
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Description
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A view of First Lieutenant Frazier R. Stair, 430th Fighter Squadron, 47th Fighter Group, Ninth Army Air Force, positioned in his airplane. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 9, 1920, and graduated from Westport High School and Kansas City Junior College. He was a member of the National Guard, State of Missouri, 110th Engineer Combat Battalion. After entering the Army Air Corp he went overseas in the spring of 1944 as a Second Lieutenant Fighter Pilot of a P-38. He lost his life on November 6, 1944, on a bombing mission over Germany. He was awarded many medals and is buried in Hamm Cemetery in Luxemborg.
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Date
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1944~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Dawn Worth Darlington
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Description
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Portrait of Dawn Worth Darlington, member of the United States Marine Corp. He was born May 31, 1925, at Atlanta, Kansas, son of Hubert and Iris Darlington. On May 21, 1943, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was called to active duty June 21, 1943. He was sent overseas the early part of May in 1944 to the Russell Islands in the Pacific Ocean, 60 miles from Guadacanal. He landed with the first troops at Palau Islands on September 15, 1944, and was with the 5th Marines of the First Marine Division acting as a machine gunner. He was hit with heavy machine gun and rifle fire and died September 26, 1944, on Pelaliu, Palau Islands. His body was returned to the United States in 1948 and he is buried in Atlanta, Kansas.
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Date
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1944~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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William W. Jacoby
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Description
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Portrait of William W. Jacoby, World War II pilot. He was born on October 19, 1919, at Trail, British Columbia, Canada. He moved to Kansas City in 1922 and graduated from Paseo High School, working at the Sunflower Ordinance Plant before enlisting. He received his wings in May 1944 at Lubbock Field, Texas. He was a pilot on a P-47 Thunderbird and was reported missing March 18, 1945, with his death confirmed May 24, 1945. He is buried in a United States Military Cemetery near Liege, Belgium.
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Date
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1944~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gilbert L. Worley, Jr.
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Description
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Portrait of Lt. Gilbert L. Worley, Jr., a flyer in the United States Army. He was born in Topeka, Kansas, April 12, 1920. He graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and from Kansas University in 1941 where he started his flying courses. His training was completed at Ong Field and he was qualified as a navigator and ground school instructor. In 1942 he completed his training to become an Army flyer. He was killed in an airplane accident on a flight to Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 15, 1943.
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Date
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1942~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Public Library World War II Honor Book
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Description
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Scrapbook compiled by Kansas City Public Library Chief of Stacks Librarian John Rankin Greenlee documenting the World War II experience of staff members. Greenlee's handwritten and typed notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, various ephemera, and photographs are included.
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Date
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1939/1946
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Joe Sanders and Band Performing
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Description
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Stage view of Joe Sanders at the piano, woman vocalist and band at unidentified location. Large Coca Cola sign in background. Dancers visible, men in military uniform.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Floyd Edwin Wilhelm
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Description
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Portrait of Captain Floyd Edwin Wilhelm who was born October 7, 1922, in Jonesboro, Illinois, son of William and Alice Wilhelm. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II for more than four years and carried out Berlin Airlift missions, attached to the 317th Troop Carrier Wing. He served nine months in the Korean War. He was the first pilot in charge of an R. B. 45 to fly a non-stop jet from San Francisco to Japan unescorted, making the trip in September 1951. He lost his life October 20, 1952, while giving jet training, leaving a wife Delilah and five children.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC68 Gold Star Mothers Legion Scrapbook Finding Aid
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Description
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The Gold Star Mothers of Kansas City began in 1945 when Mrs. Myra Willock first called together a group of 10 mothers after her son lost his life in World War II. Initially they met to encourage and comfort each other, but after the war they volunteered their time for veteran needs in hospitals. The scrapbook features the lives of 37 men from Kansas City or the immediate area, who except for one, were killed during World War II. The death dates cover from September 24, 1942, to October 20, 1952, a ten-year period. Each man's page contains a short history of his life, including his school and military history as well as his military honors and his place of burial. Also included are 32 photographs, mostly military portraits as well as a few snapshots. Many entries include poetry written by war mothers.
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Date
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1942/1952
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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General Ike's Day in Kansas City
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Description
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Photos and biographical article about General Dwight Eisenhower, a high-ranking military leader (and later President) returning from World War II Europe to his native Midwest (raised in Kansas) for a speech at Liberty Memorial and parade down Grand Avenue in Kansas City.
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Date
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1945-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Charles V. Teaney
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Description
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Portrait of Charles V. Teaney who entered the service on March 26, 1943. Teaney was born on November 1, 1924, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was educated in Kansas City, Missouri, and participated in numerous school activities. After his military training, Teaney was stationed in Europe and was killed in action on January 16, 1945, in Linz, Germany.
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Date
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1943~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Time to Study Lessons Learned in War
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Description
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A look at what the Iraqi War taught America. Includes a chart comparing U.S. war causualties, length of days, and total number of military in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Date
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2003-05-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Joseph Hartwell McPeek
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Description
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Portrait of Joseph Hartwell McPeek. He was born on September 5, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Charles and Ada McPeek. He attended East High School and entered the service March 3, 1943. He was with Patton's 3rd Army, driving cars and jeeps for the military. He was injured while driving a jeep pursuing German soldiers, dying June 14, 1945. Services were held in Kansas City on December 4, 1948, and he is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Date
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1943~/1944~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Willard John Humphreys
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Description
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Portrait of Willard John Humphreys, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Humphreys was born May 5, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Southwest High School, the New Mexico Military Academy, and Charleston College in Minnesota. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on March 25, 1944, and was sent to the Pacific on November 25, 1944. He was stationed on Guam until February 1945, and then stationed at Iwo Jima. While fighting at Iwo Jima on March 4, 1945, Humphreys was mortally wounded and died from his injuries on March 6, 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart, a Presidential Unit Citation, and a World War II Victory Medal.
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Date
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1944~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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World War II Soldier
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Description
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Promotional postcard for U.S. War Bonds from World War II.
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Date
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1942~
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Object Type
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Postcard
